Masking is a stamping technique to create depth. Masking makes it look as though one image is behind another. This is a technique I shared a couple of years ago. Some of you may have missed out on seeing it, so I am sharing it again.
The image you stamp first is the one that will appear in the front. The second image will look as though it is behind the first.
In the card above it looks like the water is behind the lighthouse. To create this effect, I stamped the lighthouse first. I then stamped the same lighthouse onto a Post-it Note and cut it out, just on the edge. This created my mask. I carefully placed this mask – the cut-out lighthouse – over the top of the one I had already stamped on my card. This covered up my stamped image. I was then able to stamp the water without it going onto the lighthouse. Once I had finished stamping the water, I removed the mask. This masking technique makes it look like the water is behind the lighthouse.
If you would like to learn how to mask, check out this video below.
I used the High Tide stamp set for the card above. If you would like to know what other products I used, you can see this here.
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If you would like to see another card with the masking technique, you can check this one out here. It features the Sheltering Tree stamp set, along with the lady from the Beautiful You stamp set. If you would like to purchase any of the products I have in the lighthouse card or any other creations, and you don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would love to be your Demonstrator. You can either order online through my online store, or email me directly. If you have any questions about ordering, you can read more about it here. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. The High Tide stamp set is a great stamp set. I highly recommend it. You may like to give a card like this a try too!